A 20-year-old man from South Korea was taken into custody on Saturday after reportedly lighting up on a commercial airline during a flight from Calgary to Saskatoon.
Shortly after 3 p.m. CT, police were called to the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Officers were told a man entered a lavatory on an aircraft and was smoking a cigarette.
READ MORE: Man allegedly makes bomb threat at Saskatoon airport over late flight
He has been released from custody.
Saskatoon police said investigators will be consulting with federal authorities to make a determination on what charges are most appropriate.
It is illegal to smoke on a commercial aircraft under the Canada Aviation Regulations.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.